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2019ANNUAL UPDATE
27%increase in recyclables collected from the previous year
Updated Climate
Action Goals:45%reduction ingreenhouse gasemissions by 2030
NET ZERO emissions by 2050
11
Community
Climate Action
Grants awarded
Cityparking ramps now offer electric vehicle charging stations
5 5.5miles of bike lanes added and enhanced throughout the City
100-Day Report
An accelerated report with new targeted
actions will be issued to City Council and
the public on November 14, 2019.
The City of Iowa City is pleased to present this update of the City’s climate actions
taken since the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan was adopted in September 2018.
*
2018 Community-Wide Emissions
(metric tons of carbon dioxide)
*Note: This category includes heating and cooling as well as other
activities requiring natural gas and electricity in buildings.
Iowa CityGatewayProject
Completed raising
of Dubuque Street and
Park Road out of floodplain
550
trees planted
and 400 more
given away for Arbor Day
September 2018 City adoptedClimate Action andAdaptation Plan
October 2019New City Climate ActionCommission established
August 2019
City Council sets more
ambitious greenhouse
gas emission targets +Eastern Iowa Electric
Vehicle Readiness
grant awarded
HIGHLIGHTSof Iowa City Climate Action
May 2019
City announced
recipients of
Community Climate
Action Grants
October 2018Iowa City Gateway Project—raising Dubuque Street and replacing the Park Road bridge—completed
January 2019
Electric vehicle
charging stations
added to City parking
ramps, bringing the
total number of
ramps with charging
stations to five
February 2019
Green Iowa AmeriCorps began
providing free home energy
audits for homes participating in
the City’s housing rehab programs
June 2019
City pledged support to
Field to Family Food Hub+
Equity-Diversity-Inclusion
fellow joined City for a 12-
week fellowship and compiled
a report on local equity and
climate change issues
August 2019
Iowa City/Coralville/University
of Iowa kicked off transit study
A LOOK AHEADat Iowa City Climate Action
November 14, 2019
100-Day accelerated action report
to be issued to City Council and
the public
November 21, 2019
Iowa City Climate
Expo to be held at
Big Grove Brewery
September 2020
First-Ever Iowa City Climate Festival
COMING SOON:
Bike Share Program
Sustainability Recognition Program
for Local Businesses
Climate Ambassador Program
December 2018
Larger recycling carts provided to
16,000 households with grant
assistance from the Recycling
Partnership. City also began rolling
out larger organics carts